A report by the Acting Director of Law, HR and Asset Management informed the Cabinet of the proposed restructure of the Human Resources and Organisational Development Department (HR/OD), and sought approval for the HR/OD budgets to be aligned to the Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development. 

RESOLVED: That

(1)  the re-structuring of the Human Resources and Organisational Department from within their substantive departments to one centralised function, ensuring the creation of one team be approved;

(2)  alignment of the staffing FTE and budgets from the departments of Technical Services, Law, HR and Asset Management, Finance, Adult Social Services and Children and Young People’s to the Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development be approved;

(3)  the budget from the Corporate Efficiency fund for the additional resources necessary this totals £200,000 which will help the Department to meet the organisational challenges and business requirements to deliver the required budget savings be approved;

(4)  alignment of the Training budgets from the departments of: Regeneration, Housing and Planning, Technical Services, Law, HR and Asset Management, Finance, Adult Social Services and Children and Young People’s to the Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development be approved; and

(5)  the funding of £50,000 for an additional OD management post to meet organisational development requirements of the Improvement plan from the Improvement fund be approved.